We are located in and around Medford, Oregon, USA. Our home water is the Rogue River that flows from the Cascade Mountain Range near Crater Lake to the Pacific Ocean. We are blessed to be in this wonderful local and value our resources and we strive to protect them.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The
February meeting of the Southern Oregon Fly Tyers will feature the liquidation
of fly tying materials and accessories from Paul Cook who passed away a few
months ago. It was his wish that the proceeds of this sale be split between the
SOFT club and a college fund for Chris Barnum, two great causes.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Here are some photos of the crowd just before the meeting commenced. The format was for the public to ask questions about the role of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Thankfully many concerned citizens were on hand to show their deeply held concerns about the pipeline project. Rogue River Keeper really did a great job of getting out the crowd. Get ready to write letters.

This crowd was so large that more chairs were brought in and then more and then even more. Many were standing.

Notice the RFF members on hand to lend support.

More RFF members. If you weren't there, you should have been. There was great energy in this crowd.

Dylan began his fly fishing career in 1997 working
for a fly shop in Seattle. Since that time he has worked extensively as a
guide, retailer, instructor, e-commerce specialist, blogger and sales
representative for lines including Winston, Patagonia, Ross, Scientific Anglers
and Idylwilde. Dylan's passion for the sport has taken him to destinations
throughout Belize, Mexico, Christmas Island, Venezuela, Bahamas, Alaska,
British Columbia, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and all throughout the American west. His
drive and dedication to the sport revolves around a deep seated love for the outdoors
and a desire to help protect wild places and the fish that inhabit them. Dylan
is also a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor, a gifted fly
tier and an accomplished photographer. Dylan has travelled extensively through
Eastern Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula fishing Baby Tarpon. His presentation will
focus on these fisheries and travelling through this area. Dylan books many of
these destinations for Fly Water Travel

The menu for the meeting will be:

Roasted Pork Loin with Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables

Dinner Salad with Dressing

Warm Rolls and Butter

Chef's Choice Dessert

Coffee, Iced Tea or Decaf

Vegetarian Meals are available and will feature a
main Entrée, Vegetables, Salad and Sides. If you would like a Vegetarian Meal
or a Gluten Free Meal, please let Kellie know at kclmbr@msn.com or 541-776-4094

Monday, January 12, 2015

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of Southern Oregon Casting for Recovery! We couldn't provide this program without your help. Some of you have been river helpers, some of you have experienced it first hand as retreat participants, some have tied flies, some have donated time and money to help our program continue to be the success that it's been for the past 11 years. Thank you for your generous donation in December. If you would like more information about our program please go to www.castingforrecovery.org.

Friday, January 9, 2015

This is a copy and paste from a Rogue Riverkeeper message. They are doing an awesome job in taking the lead in the LNG issue. Lets give them our support. Be at the meeting and speak up!

Protecting Clean Water From Dirty Energy - Important Public Meeting January 22 in Medford

Gas companies have been working for years on a massive fossil fuel infrastructure plan called Jordan Cove to export fracked gas from Canada and the Rockies through southern Oregon and onto ships bound for Asia from Coos Bay. This plan would involve construction of a new 230-mile Pacific Connector 36" pipeline and permanent 95-foot wide clearcut through southwest Oregon’s forests, farms and salmon filled rivers.

Rogue Riverkeeper is having some real success in the campaign to stop the pipeline. The photo to the right shows many of the over 300 people who packed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's public hearing in Medford on December 11 and spoke against the project. Thank you to everyone who came to the hearing, now we let's do it again!

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is currently asking for public comments on permits regarding impacts of this proposed fracked gas export terminal and pipeline across the salmon watersheds of southwest Oregon. If these permits are denied the Jordan Cove project is dead in the water.

Public Pipeline Meeting with Oregon Department of Environmental QualityThursday, January 22 at 6pm to 9 pm (we will be holding a rally out front at 5pm, join us!)North Medford High School Commons at 1900 North Keene Way Drive, Medford, OR 97504

Questions? Want to volunteer? Call or email Sarah for more information 541-488-9831 or sarah@rogueriverkeeper.org.

Comments Needed On Clean Water Act Permits For Pipeline And Terminal

Can't make it to a meeting in Medford? You can still let the the Army Corps of Engineers and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality know you value clean water more than dirty energy and to deny these permits!

Both agencies are asking for comments on Clean Water Act permits deal with the proposed 230-mile pipeline to transport fracked gas from Malin to Coos Bay, through the watersheds of the Klamath, Rogue, Umpqua, Coquille and Coos Rivers. The project would involve a 36” pipeline crossing 400 different waterways, clearing important streamside forests and dumping sediments into clear water streams. Additionally the terminal site would require extensive new dredging in the sensitive estuary of Coos Bay. All told this would result in 5.8 million cubic yards of fill dumped into salmon strongholds throughout southwest Oregon.

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Board Meetings

A brief reminder that anyone with questions or suggestions is invited to attend a board meeting which is held the 1st Wednesday of every month at the Lions Sight and Hearing Center at 238 North Holly street in downtown Medford. Parking is located behind the building off the alley and entrance in through the back.